Storm chaser · Aurora hunter · Ph.D. Meteorologist · Northern Minnesota
Twenty years chasing severe weather and northern lights across the Great Plains and beyond — documented, photographed, and shared.
A growing archive of storm intercepts across the Great Plains and Upper Midwest — supercells, tornadoes, squall lines, and everything in between. Each chase documented with photography, narrative, and meteorological context.
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Northern Minnesota sits beneath the auroral oval — close enough to catch extraordinary displays on active nights. A complete visual archive of aurora hunts, from faint green bands to full-sky eruptions.
Browse aurora gallery"I'm not one of those full-time, adrenaline-seeking chasers. I enjoy the photography of storms more than anything else."
Bob Conzemius is a Ph.D. meteorologist working in the wind energy industry, specializing in the interaction between the atmosphere and operating wind farms. He has been storm chasing for over 20 years — a hobby that eventually led him to the University of Oklahoma (2000–2004) to pursue doctoral studies in atmospheric science.
Since settling in northern Minnesota in 2005, Bob has discovered a second passion: aurora chasing. Situated near the auroral oval, northern Minnesota offers some of the most spectacular northern lights in the continental United States.
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